On this programme you will acquire specialised and in-depth knowledge and understanding of international human rights law, political theory of rights and international relations relating to human rights. The programme is interdisciplinary thus building on the strengths in this area of the Sutherland School of Law and the School of Politics and International Relations. Members of staff in the Sutherland School of Law have engaged in major research in this area spanning the full range of international human rights law from asylum law and practice, the EU and fundamental rights to the law of privacy in Ireland.
- To understand and think critically about the intersections between law, politics and international relations that come to the fore in the study of human rights
- To apply their knowledge and understanding of human rights law, political theory and international relations to real and hypothetical factual situations
- To conduct independent research and write coherent, well-structured papers.